Contract award · 25 Jul 2025

Step into Health Service

NHS England awarded “Step into Health Service” to The NHS Confederation for £113k on 25 Jul 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careLondon

BuyerNHS England
Value £113k
WinnerThe NHS Confederation SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
NHS England · Body governed by public law
Value
£112,859
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date25 Jul 2025
  2. Published4 Aug 2025Published 10 days after the contract date

Description

SitH is a bespoke programme to support employment of members of the Armed Forces community (service leavers, veterans and armed forces family members) within the NHS. The programme will support 2 audiences; potential employees of the NHS and employers in the NHS

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